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Election Commission
Gazette Notification VICE - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, 2022
By a Notification published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary today , the Election Commission has appointed the following dates for the Vice-Presidential Election:-
- the 19th July, 2022 , as the last date for making nominations;
- the 20th July, 2022, , as the date for scrutiny of nominations;
- the 22nd July, 2022, , as the last date for the withdrawal of candidatures; and
- the 6th August, 2022, , as the date on which a poll shall, if necessary, by taken.
the Commission vide separate Notifications issued on the 1st July, 2022, has appointed Shri Utpal Kumar Singh, Secretary-General, Lok Sabha as the Returning Officer for the Vice Presidential Election and Shri P.C. Tripathy, Joint Secretary and Shri Raju Srivastava, Director, Lok Sabha Secretariat, as the Assistant Returning Officers.
As required under rule 3 of the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections Rules, 1974, the Returning Officer by a Public Notes has notified today, the 5th July, 2022, that-
- nomination papers may be delivered by a candidate or any one of his proposers or seconders to the Returning Officer at his office in Room No. 18, Ground Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi, or if he is unavoidably absent, to the Assistant Returning Officer Shri P.C. Tripathy, Joint Secretary or Shri Raju Srivastava, Director, Lok Sabha Secretariat at the said office between 11 A.M. and 3 P.M. on any day  not later than the 19th July, 2022;
- each nomination paper shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the entry relating to the candidate in the electoral roll for the Parliament constituency in which the candidate is registered as an elector;
- every candidate shall deposit or cause to be deposited a sum of rupees fifteen thousand only. This amount may be deposited in cash with the Returning Officer at the time of presentation of the nomination paper or deposited earlier in the Reserve Bank of India or in a Government Treasury and in the latter case a receipt showing that the said deposit of the sum has been so made is required to be enclosed with the nomination paper;
- forms of nomination papers may be obtained from the above said office at the time aforesaid;
- the nomination papers, other than those rejected under sub-section  of section 5B of the Act, will be taken up for scrutiny in Room No 62, First Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi on Wednesday, the 20th July, 2022 at 11 A.M.;
- the notice of withdrawal of candidatures may be delivered by a candidate, or any one of his proposers or seconders who has been authorized in the behalf in writing by the candidate, to the Returning Officer at the place specified in paragraph  above before three o’ clock in the afternoon of 22nd July, 2022;
- in the event of the election being contested, the poll will be taken on Saturday, the 6th August, 2022 between the hours of 10 A.M. and 5 P.M. at the place of polling fixed under the rules.
Arrangements have also been made for simultaneous republication of these Notifications and the Public Notice issued by the Returning Officer in Official Gazettes of all States/Union territories.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Kerala High Court gets 4 new Additional Judges
The President of India, in exercise of the power conferred by clause  of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, appointed S/Shri Murali Purushothaman, Ziyad Rahman Alevakkatt Abdul Rahiman, Karunakaran Babu and Dr. Kauser Edappagath, as the Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court, for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices. A notification in this regard was issued today by Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India.
Shri Murali P., LL.B., was enrolled as an Advocate on 09.03.1991. He has 28 years of experience, practicing in High Court of Kerala from 11.03.1991 to 16.07.2019 in Election Law, Family Law, Labour Law, Cooperative Society Law, Contract Law, Constitutional Law and Service Law. He has specialisation in Election and Service Law. He was Standing Counsel for the State Election Commission, Delimitation Commission of Kerala, Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee for Self Financing Professional Colleges and as Government Pleader in the High Court of Kerala in 2001.
Shri Ziyad Rahman A.A, BA, LL.B., has 22 years of experience, practicing in the High Court of Kerala and also appeared before in Subordinate Courts, Tribunals in Constitutional, Civil, Land Laws, Electricity Criminal, Banking, Motor Vehicles, Insurance, Labour, Company, Consumer, Administration, Municipality, Taxation, Rent Control law matters and has specialisation in Electricity Laws, Motor Vehicle Laws, Insurance Act, Employees Compensation Act, Constitutional matters.
Shri K. Babu, M.A , LL.B, LL.M., joined Judicial Service on 21.05.2009 as Additional District Judge-I and he served in various capacities at different places as a Judicial Officer. Presently, he is serving as Principal District Judge, Thiruvanthapuram in addition appointed as Chairman of the Administrative Committee of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple by the Hon 'ble Supreme Court of India w.e.f. 19.11.2018.
Dr. Kauser Edappagath, BA , LL.B, LL.M, Ph.D., joined Judicial Service on 21.05.2009 as Additional District and Sessions Judge and he served in various capacities at different places as a Judicial Officer. Presently, he is serving as Principal District and Sessions Judge/ State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Ernakulum since 08.01.2018.
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Ministry of Power
Ministry of Power Participates in Special Campaign 2.0
Special Campaign 2.0 to reduce pendency in work and promote cleanliness in workspaces
Offices of CPSEs and Organsiations of Ministry of Power included as campaign sites under the Special Campaign
Ministry of Power, along with its CPSEs and Organisations, are participating in the Special Campaign 2.0 of Government of India from 2nd October to 31st October, 2022. The prime objectives of the campaign are to ensure the disposal of pending matters, strengthening internal monitoring mechanisms, improved record management and cleanliness in workspaces.
Weekly review of the activities under Special Campaign 2.0 are being conducted by Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy and Secretary, Ministry of Power with the officials of the Ministry and its Organizations.
The progress report of the activities carried out under the Special Campaign 2.0 in the Ministry of Power till date is as follows:
No of Public Grievances Disposed: 177
No. of Files weeded out: 16842
Space freed after cleanliness drive : 2739
No of Sites in which cleanliness campaign undertaken: 312
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Health Ministry goes digital with Budget Dashboard
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has made a new Budget Dashboard on Budget, Expenditure and Bill Payment position. The Budget Dashboard also incorporates Ministry of AYUSH and Department of Health Research. Budget and expenditure is available in a snapshot and also drilled down details in various categories, such as flagship schemes, Central sector expenditure, North East, SC/ST, Centrally Sponsored Schemes, etc. Various related presentations, Demand for Grants and all relevant budget circulars are also available on the dashboard.
The dashboard has the unique feature of Bill Position for All India Pay & Accounts Offices  of this Ministry and also reason for return of bills. It is another step in transparency.
The dashboard has SMS facility of information on demand and can be accessed on mobile. SMS alerts to concerned officers are also being introduced for shortfall in expenditure.
The Health Ministry team lead by Smt Vijaya Shrivastav, SS&FA and Smt. Bharati Das, CCA made a presentation on the Digital Budget Dashboard to Shri A N Jha, Secretary  today.
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Ministry of Finance
More than 6.62 crore subscribers under National Pension System  and Atal Pension Yojana 
Assets Under Management  under NPS and APY cross Rs. 10 lakh crore
The number of subscribers under the National Pension System  and Atal Pension Yojana  together have grown to more than 6.62 crore and the total Asset Under Management  has reached Rs. 10 lakh crore .
The segment wise status of the NPS and APY as on 25.08.2023:
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Sector
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AUM 
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Central Government
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2,40,902.87
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CAB
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42,246.13
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State Government
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4,36,071.72
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SAB
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63,133.73
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Corporate
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1,35,218.06
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All Citizen Model
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47,663.36
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NPS Lite
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5,157.12
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APY
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30,051.28
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Total
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10,00,444.26
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority  regularly carries various initiatives to enhance financial education, empowering subscribers to make well-informed decisions and leverage the advantages of the formal financial sector while maintaining a clear understanding of associated risks and trade-offs.
About NPS
The National Pension System  has been implemented for all Government Employees  joining Central Govt. on or after 1st January 2004. Most of the State/UT Governments have also notified the National Pension System  for their new employees. NPS has been made available to every Indian Citizen from 1st May 2009 on a voluntary basis. Further, from 1st June 2015, the Atal Pension Yojana, has been launched which has given the much-required impetus to the social security schemes.
About National Pension System Diwas 
In pursuit of the objective to promote pension and retirement planning, PFRDA annually celebrates October 1st as “National Pension System Diwas ”. This initiative contributes to the financial self-sufficiency of Indian citizens in their post-retirement phase. In observance of NPS Diwas this year, PFRDA has a planned a month-long sequence of digital media and publicity initiatives. These endeavours are strategically designed to commemorate NPS Diwas and effectively communicate the importance of pension planning to the subscribers as well as to the general public.
Ministry of Communications
52nd Postal Pension Adalat for pensioners/family pensioners of Postal Department to be held on 16th March 2023
The Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai will be holding the 52nd Postal Pension Adalat for pensioners/family pensioners of Postal Department on 16th March 2023 at 11 a.m., in the Office of Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Mumbai -400 001.
Grievances regarding pensionary benefits pertaining to those who retired/died while in service from Department of Posts, Maharashtra and Goa States, which have not been settled within 3 months, will only be entertained in the Postal Pension Adalat.
Cases involving purely legal points i.e. succession, Notional pension, TBOP/MACP Promotion, stepping up of pay and disciplinary cases involving policy matters and cases pending for review of DPC will not be considered in Pension Adalat. Pensioner should forward their grievance individually  in triplicate in the proforma attached to below address on or before 15thFebruary 2023. The applications received after 15th February’2023 will not be considered in the Pension Adalat.
Accounts Officer/ Secretary,
Pension Adalat, O/o Chief Postmaster General,
Maharashtra Circle,
Mumbai GPO Bldg., 2nd Floor,
Mumbai -400 001
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
APPLICATION FORM OF POSTAL PENSION ADALAT
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DETAILS TO BE FILLED IN BY THE INDIVIDUAL/PENSIONER
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Name of the pensioner /Family pensioner with Designation at the time of retirement/death
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Name of Post Office from where retired etc. and date of retirement
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PPO No.
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Name of the Post Office from where Pension is being drawn
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Postal address of the pensioner
with phone no.
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Complaint in brief 
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Date & signature of the Individual/Pensioner.
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Three day Photo Exhibition on ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Khelo India Khelo’inaugurated in Chandigarh
Photo Journalists play a significant role in depicting the reality in a natural way :The Union Minister Shri Vijay Sampla
The Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla stressed the need to inspire more girls to take up the field of Photo Journalism as the Photo Journalists play a significant role in depicting the reality in a natural way.
He was addressing the Photo Journalists after inauguratinga three day Photo Exhibition on ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Khelo India Khelo’ in Chandigarh today organised by The Photo Journalists Welfare Association. He congratulated the organisers of Photo Exhibition for highlighting these issues along with their press photography duties which are too demanding. He also urged them to motivate more girls to enter this enterprising field of Photo Journalism which is full of challenges as well as opportunities.
The president of The Photo Journalists Welfare Association, Shri Akhilesh Mishra, spoke about the activities undertaken by the association in highlighting the issues of social concern.
As many as 88 Photographs of 49 Photo Journalists are displayed in the exhibition from all over India and abroad.
The Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla also interacted with Media persons .
Ministry of Culture
Ten day mega Festival - Bharat Bhagya Vidhata in full swing at Red Fort
Red Fort Festival - Bharat Bhagya Vidhata helping improve livelihoods of artisans and artists
Singer Chetna Bhardwaj to pay tribute to India’s legendary nightingale, Lata Mangeshkar on March 28, 2022.
Third day of the ten-day mega Red Fort Festival - Bharat Bhagya Vidhata concluded today. The festival kick started from 25th March and will continue till 3rd April, 2022 at the iconic 17th century monument, Red Fort in Delhi. The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, along with Red Fort’s “Monument Mitra”, Dalmia Bharat Ltd. have conceptualized the mega event as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The festival is helping improve the livelihoods of artisans across the country in a culturally and economically sustainable manner by showcasing a variety of authentic arts, crafts and textiles from across the nation. The cultural immersion and celebration extravaganza at the iconic monument is a fusion of rich and varied Indian handicraft tradition, by skilled artisans offering only the finest quality of ‘Made in India’ articles.
Some of the rich arts, crafts and textiles that is being showcased at the Red Fort Festival includes:
- Gujarat: Ajrakh, Patan Patola, Mashru, Bandhani and Bhujodi handlooms;
- West Bengal: Ikat sarees from Telangana; Tangail & Jamdani weaves;
- Andhra Pradesh: Mangalagiri and Uppada Pattu designs as well as its Etikoppaka and Kondapalli toys;
- Kashmir : Sozni Embroidery and paper mache
- Weaves From Nagaland and Assam: Chizami and Saneki;
- Odisha: Fabrics such as Kotpad, Bandha, Maheshwari, Chanderi as well its Dhokra and tribal jewellery and Pattachitra art;
- Madhya Pradesh: Bagh Prints, Chanderi and Bhil Pithora and Gond Tribal art Paintings;
- Jharkhand: Tussar Silk;
- Maharashtra: Paithani, Karvath Kati Prints, EcoKaari items and its infamous Warli Folk Art;
- Rajasthan: Pichwai & Phad Paintings and Dabu, Lehariya, Dastkar Ranthambhore and Shibori Prints as well as Patwa Jewellery, leather craft and Shyamota Black Pottery;
- Bihar: Madhubani art; Embroidaries include Sujani.
As a part of celebrations, Singer Chetna Bhardwaj will pay a heartfelt tribute to India’s legendary nightingale, Lata Mangeshkar on March 28th, 8:30pm onwards. Running from 11:00am to 10:00pm every day until April 3rd, the festival will also showcase a synthesis of expressive folk vocal, Alaaps, Bols and Sargam by Gharana Fusion.
Red Fort Festival - Bharat Bhagya Vidhata promises a rich cultural treat to visitors and aims to promote heritage conservation and tourism.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- Government monitoring supply of each COVID-19 Essential Drug
- Daily Recoveries Outnumber Daily New Cases for the 6th Consecutive Day
- Government of India provides advance information on Vaccine Doses Supply availability till 15th June 2021 to States and UTs
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MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Daily Recoveries Outnumber Daily New Cases for the 6th Consecutive Day
- Less than 3 Lakh daily New Cases for three successive days
- Highest ever 20 Lakh Tests Conducted in the last 24 hours which is a global record
- Daily Positivity Rate Declines to 13.31%
- More than 64 lakh beneficiaries of age group 18-44 Vaccinated, so far
For Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1719843
Government of India provides advance information on Vaccine Doses Supply availability till 15th June 2021 to States and UTs
States advised to prepare a district-wise, COVID Vaccination Centre  wise plan for administration of COVID vaccines in advance and publicise it.
CVCs to publish calendars on CoWIN in advance to prevent overcrowding at Vaccination Centres
For Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1719837
New AIIMS started under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana are providing advanced COVID Care in States
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana , a Central Sector Scheme, was announced in August 2003 to address imbalances in availability of tertiary care hospitals and improve medical education in the country.
For Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1719809
Government monitoring supply of each COVID-19 Essential Drug
Minister of State Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today assured that the Government is monitoring supply of each COVID-19 Essential Drug. All drugs used in the management of COVID-19 are now available in India by ramping up production and increasing the imports. The availability of these drugs is being monitored by implementing three-pronged strategy of Supply Chain Management, Demand Side Management and Affordability.
For Details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1719867
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Decision to Modernise BSF
Modernization of the Forces is a continuous process. A modernization Plan-III with total outlay of Rs. 282.47 crore has been approved for BSF by The Govt. on 08.06.2018 to equip BSF with modern/state-of-art technology. Further, various type of latest equipments such as UAVs, HHTIs, bullet proof jackets, bullet proof vehicles, sniper rifles and other arms/ammunition etc. have been authorized to BSF.
As per the information provided by BSF, the dependents of BSF Jawans are rehabilitated by providing them compassionate appointment in BSF as per DoPT guidelines. They are invariable trained initially to make them suitable for compassionate appointment. Further, those who are not found suitable for compassionate appointment are offered employment in the Primary/Play Schools, Kendriya Police Kalyan Bhandar, Welfare Canteen etc. on a case to case to basis.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.
NITI Aayog
PM to address Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will address the Conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts tomorrow. This event is being organized by NITI Aayog at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The Prime Minister will interact with officials in-charge of transformation of over 100 districts.
This event is in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a New India by 2022. The Union Government has embarked upon a major policy initiative for the rapid transformation of districts that are lagging on specific development parameters. Senior Government officials in the rank of Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary have been designated as officers in-charge, to coordinate the efforts of the Centre and the States in addressing the specific developmental needs of these districts.
Special Service and Features
VAW-2022 Valedictory Session at Indian Oil Bhavan – Chennai
The Vigilance Awareness Week events 2022 came to a culmination on 08th November 2022. The Valedictory function was held at IndianOil Bhavan, Chennai in the presence of Mr. Sandeep Rai Rathore IPS, Commissioner of Police – Avadi, Mr. S B Kalyani, Chief General Manager  – TNSO, Mr. T V Sivan, CGM - SRO.
Mr. Sandeep Rai Rathore while addressing the gathering said that “Being vigilant can’t be interpreted straight away as being honest and has its own nuances. Vigilance has much broader connotations covering a whole lot of other issues as well. Integrity is the very soul of our moral character. The sense of social responsibility and respect for fellow citizens strengthen our ability to be honest in our business and personal dealings.”
Mr. Sandeep Rai Rathore also handed over certificates and prizes for the employee winners from various competitions held across Region Level disseminating the message of Vigilance. Earlier Mr. Hyma Rao, CGM /SR welcomed and summed-up the VAW-2022 activities organized during the week.
During the week many activities have taken place to propagate the message of this year’s Vigilance Awareness Week 2022, i.e. “Corruption free India for a developed nation”. Integrity Pledge was administered to employees & contract workers across all the locations of Southern Region. Employees were also urged to take the on-line integrity pledge on the CVC portal. During the week Special drive on Q&Q checks at ROs were held with prominent display of banners. More than 3000 Retail Outlets across the region carried out the check and fill campaign during the week.
Vendor Meets were organized by Engineering Departments of Southern Region states focusing on Capex Contractors, Suppliers etc. Vigilance Team of Southern Region visited various locations and delivered Vigilance awareness talk for the benefit of employees, security guards & others stake holders. Slogan, Essay-writing competition in Tamil, Hindi & English & Painting competition were held among the employees of SRO/ TNSO.
According to a press release issued by V Vetriselvakumar, Chief General Manager  IndianOil – Southern Region